Deadly Sting cover art and cover copy revealed …

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Today, I am pleased to share the cover art for Deadly Sting, the eighth book in my Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series.

Once again, the book will have a step-back cover, just like Widow’s Web did. That means that on the Deadly Sting mass market print books, that the red flap (above left) will be the outer cover on top of the interior art that shows Gin (above right). The e-books will just show the interior, Gin art (I’ll post the final e-book cover when it becomes available).

The cover artist is Tony Mauro, who has also done the other covers in the series. Once again, I think he’s done an excellent job capturing Gin and the story.

I can also share the book description for Deadly Sting. As always, if you don’t want to be spoiled, you may want to skip reading the description:

Red is definitely my color. Good thing, because in my line of work, I end up wearing it a lot.

Most people shy away from blood, but for an assassin like me — Gin Blanco, aka the Spider — it’s just part of the job. Still, it would be nice to get a night off, especially when I’m attending the biggest gala event of the summer at Briartop, Ashland’s fanciest art museum. But it’s just not meant to be. For this exhibition of my late nemesis’ priceless possessions is not only the place to be seen, but the place to be robbed and taken hostage at gunpoint as well. No sooner did I get my champagne than a bunch of the unluckiest thieves ever burst into the museum and started looting the place.

Unlucky why? Because I brought along a couple of knives in addition to my killer dress. Add these to my Ice and Stone magic, and nothing makes me happier than showing the bad guys why red really is my color.

Deadly Sting will be released on March 26, 2013. The book is up for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Books-A-Million. You can read the first chapter here, although please note that this chapter has spoilers for Widow’s Web, so if you haven’t read that far in the series yet, you may want to avoid reading the chapter.

Anyway, hope everyone enjoys seeing the cover and the description.

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24 Responses to “Deadly Sting cover art and cover copy revealed …”

  1. Ron says:

    That’s a new look for Gin (compared to other covers). Love the red though.

    Why the use of the step-back covers now? I don’t really mind, it’s just that now it looks like I have a set of mismatched books when all the books are sitting on my shelf. Not really a problem, like I said, I’m just curious.

    Can’t wait to read this. I hope there’s some Owen in there too somewhere and that he and Gin can find a way to work things out.

    • Jennifer Estep says:

      Thanks. I like the red a lot too. I think it will look really cool when it’s printed.

      The step-back covers are just something that my publisher decided to do.

      Thanks. I appreciate that. I can’t give out spoilers for the book, but I will say that I do have a plan. Hope that helps.

      • Ron says:

        No spoilers. Got it. You can’t blame a gal for trying though. 😉

        *sigh* Gin and Owen probably would’ve attended this gala together in happier times.

        Anyhoo…can’t wait to read this. Marking March 26th on my calendar right now.

  2. Kriss says:

    Marking it too in my calendar! Can’t wait!!!! :)))) excited over the top and back… The greatest series I ever read 🙂

  3. Christie says:

    Just wondering if you have a plan for how many books the series will have. Your great btw, love your books.

    • Jennifer Estep says:

      As of right now, I’m under contract for 10 books in the series. I’d like to write at least a couple more beyond those 10. We’ll see what happens. Glad you are enjoying my books.

  5. Edie Ramer says:

    Love the cover and the stepbacks. The whole thing is gorgeous. I’ve gotta say that the blurbs for your Elemental Assassin books are the best I’ve read.

  8. Alexia561 says:

    Really like the new look, and red is one of my favorite colors! Of course, I’d still buy the book no matter what the cover looked like, so the gorgeous cover is just a bonus. So excited to see what Gin gets up to next!

  9. Danielle Peters says:

    I was excited to see the sneak peak to this book at the end of the next one, but man it’s so far away! I love this series and literally cannot wait till this releases next year! Now, how many more of this series will there be?! Gin is one of my favorite female characters and I will be bummed to see it end (but I know it must at some point). The cover looks great and looking forward to the release!

    • Jennifer Estep says:

      Thanks. I appreciate that. Glad you are looking forward to DEADLY STING. As of right now, I am under contract for 10 books in the series. I’d like to write a few more beyond those 10, but we’ll see what happens.

  11. emmad says:

    Awesome looking cover though since I use a Kindle I don’t really get the full benefits 😉
    Already pre-ordered and resigned to the loooonnnggg wait sigh. I think you need to clone yourself so the books (both series) come out faster.

    • Jennifer Estep says:

      Thanks. I appreciate that. A clone would be helpful. LOL. Or at this point, I’d just settle for some superstrong, bionic wrists so I could type faster and longer.

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